André Jardine arrived at América in a sea of doubts, The Brazilian coach arrived after the departure of Fernando Ortiz, but there were many voices in the environment that questioned his credentials to arrive at the bench of the most important team and Mexican soccer plaintiff one that was going to test his management skills from day one, seven days a week.
Succeeding in America is something everyone yearns for, But few achieve this, especially as managers on the bench, because it requires special handling of resources and the ability to intervene at specific moments. Winning is a basic principle and not many are capable of dealing with it.
André gritted his teeth, remained silent in the face of doubt, and had no qualms about asking for patience. When the performance was not what was expected, he spoke to the Americanista fans with transparency, he did not flinch when he heard whistles in the Azteca stadium.
Little by little the team was evolving and In the end he made him the leader of the Apertura 2023based on good football, he buried any questions, convinced the critics and there was no one who did not recognize his work on the field, his tactical work and his ability to intervene. He gave America a style and a stamp, the Eagles They looked in the mirror and recognized themselves, they were a team with structure.
In his first tournament he achieved a record of points, the best harvest in the history of short tournaments with 40 unitss, undisputed leader as it is also the best offense with 37 goals scored and the best defense with 14 goals received. There was no more dominant club in the semester and it gave the owner, the fan and the skeptics a run for their money. the longed-for 14th, on December 17th in a packed Azteca stadium.
Jardine made no excuses, he did not shy away from the challenge of achieving a second championship, he cultivated that idea in the locker room, in public he maintained his equanimity, but behind closed doors he demanded the best performance from his group of players to serve the cause.
And if, He also made America the master of the Clausura 2024finished as the overall leader again and showed his talent in the Liguilla, where he also showed that he knows how to be pragmatic. In his first semester he was spectacular, and in the second he was effective.
He beat Cruz Azul on another historic May 26, in a final that marked America’s first bichampionship in the short tournaments, something that had eluded the institution. With the two titles of the football season, it automatically won the Champion of Champions. And then it beat Tigres in the Super Cup. In one year, four titles. In a year from doubt to certainty.
Yes, not everything has been good because there have also been very difficult setbacks along the way, two of them in the Leagues Cupthe binational tournament in which they have not been able to beat the MLS teams. But the most painful, without a doubt, was having been eliminated by Pachuca in the semifinals of the Concachampions when the goal of the entire club was to achieve their pass to the 2025 Club World Cup.
And although some want to take away the merit of the trophy won in the Campeones Cup, it is a title, because as Jardine had already said previously, To compete in it, the Liga MX would have had to have been won.
Two Leagues, a Champion of Champions, a Supercopa MX and a Campeones Cup They put André Jardine as the most successful coach of Club América, whoever doesn’t like him, may he give away more trophies than him.
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